Rug and process for making same



Aug. 14, 1923. lflx@ R. s. MA1-His RUG AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME Filed March 23 1923 A TTOHPIE VS Patented iig. i4, i923.

entre mitsa- RUG AND PROCESS FO MAKING ,SAT/IE.

Application filed March 23, 1323. I Serial No. 627,243.

To aZZ 'whom t may concern` Beit `known that I, ROBERT SPURGEON Mari-ris, a citizenfof4 the United States, 4and a resident'cf Corinth, in the county of Aln corn Aand State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful 'Improvements in SRugs and Processes for Making Same, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rugs and a process for making-the saine.

An' object of the invention is the provision of asprocess for forming a rug whereby the rug will be more ornamental, more serviceable anddurable, and `more economical to manufacture.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a process for manufacturing a rug whereby the center of the rug will have in effect a continuous fiat surface whereby puckering or buckling-up of the rug willy be prevented.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a rug that will have a continuous fiat center and so `constructed that the rug will retain its original shape and in which stretching or curling up of the edges of the said rug will be eliminated.V

Other objects and advantages will become apparent during the course 'oft-he following description. n

The invention is illustrated by way of eX- amplein the accompanying drawings, in which, 1

Figure 1 is a plan view of one form of the rug with parts outlined to show a section of theweaving. l l

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail view of the strand-wrapped cores sewed together and showing one stage of the process for forming the rug.

Figure 8 is a longitudinal section of one of thestrand-wrapped cores.

Figure 4C is a viewin perspective of a pair of the strand-wrapped cores before the strands are stitched to the cores and also before the strand-wrapped cores are stitched together. j

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that it is necessary to provide a number of strand-wrapped cores which are formed into endless bandsl and 2 which are arranged around each other and connected together by means of stitching. In order to form an endless band, I take a Hat core 3 of uniform width Jthroughout and wrap the saine with two strands of flat material 4 and 5 which I but of a different color from the core 3.V

The strands 4i and 5 are wrapped about the core 8 in the following manner: At the vend of the core I secure an end of each of the strands 4t and 5 with the strands being `extended in opposite directions from each other so that in wrapping the strands about the core, strands l5, as shown in Figure 4,

will be over-laid on the upper surface of theV core 3 but at an acute angle to the edge of the core so that the strand will cross said core diagonally. Strand 4 will then be brought diagonally over the saine face of the core and in superposed relation with the strand 5. On the other face of the core the strand 1l; is diagonally extended transversely of said face with the strand 5 being likewise vextended diagonally across the face and in superposed relation with the strand 4. The

wrapping is continued with the strands diagonally crossing each other until a core is completed. The -result is that on one face of the core strands 5, as shown in Figure a, will be alternately crossed by a strand 4 while on the opposite face strand 4- will be crossed by a strand 5. This alternate crossing of the strandsupon opposite faces of the core will expose to view diamond-shaped sections 6 of the core thereby disclosing sections of color which are distinct from trie strands 4rand 5. The strands may be of a Ydark color while the core may be of a more conspicuous lighter color or the strands may be of light color while the core may have a darker shade. i

One'result which is obtained by the alternate crossing of the strands upon opposite faces of the core 3 is that where it is necessary to splice a strandsaid strand is spliced at that point where the other strand crosses it so that the splicing is coveied by the overlapping or superposed strands and therefore no ragged or rough edges of the splicing is ever'exposed to view and each strandthen presents the appearance of a continuous strand as wrapped about the core 3.

'Ihe strand-wrapped core Vbecomes Ia' iinished product when it is stitched. by one or more rows of stitching 7, as shown in Figure Y2, which binds the strands to the core.

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ends rounded off as shown at 9 to` form the center ofthe rug. A continuous hand is formed from a strand wrapped core which is arranged around the central member 9, as shown more particularly at 10, and has its inner periphery stitched to t-he outer periphery of the portion 9. The Zig-zag stitching` may be employed. and riay bedonc by hand or by machine.

The ends oli` the core are connected to- 'getherifas shown `more ,particularly in .Fig-

lires.y One end of the core, asshown, at ll, is out away in, lf-shaped Ytoi-mation and the other. end` of the core, as shown at.; l27 is cut-.in a Vrshaped format-ion and eoinpleinentary toitlie cut ll so that l2 will' neatly lit thecut-out portionll. The strands are diagonally wrapped` around the connected portions llI and 'l2 totliorougrhly cover the connectionA and thereby present one continuousv band withontvany breaks. Other bandsl are tornied. in` a siiiiilarl manner and hai/ing` their opposite edges connected tothe adjacent edges ot alternate bands by `zig-zag stitching. rllhe ends lil. and 1240i" a core are secured Vtogether by stitching the strands across thejoinedends of the core.

'Itwill be seen by such a construction that theV cores are non-stretchable and likewise therug cannot be pulled.. out oit shape when in use. Furthermore, itis seen that by employingz cores of' a light color wrapped by strands of `a dark color that` these strand-v wrappedfcores form` a certain portionot the rug` while other strand-wrapped cores may be employed at intervals having. dark cores' andi strands of a lighter color thereby pro-.

yidingvarious designs with the diamond shaped'portion of the cores always exposed and` producing` additional designs which may not be hadwitli other forms of rugs.

The dianiond-shaped sections ot; the core are arranged in alternate relation upon opposite. taceset the ffm-:31 the crossed diagonallj.' i' ziids.

Both a core may be of' the saine color or ot different colors thereby adding Yvarious color schemes to the opposite faces ot' the rugs.

What Inclaiin is:

l. A step in the process olf inanutacturing rugs which comprises forminga flat core7` wrapping two strands ot material around they core .and crossing' said strandsv halt thatof the said coreanderossing said strands diagonallyupon opposite faces ot the core7 thereby exposing portions of the core alternating between the crossed strands7 and securing the vcrossedV strands to the cores by stitching disposed centrally and longitudinally along the core.

A step in the-l` pijocess of manufacturing` rugs which comprises forming a iiat core7 wrapping two strands of material around. the core, crossingV oneA strand over theother strand in sucha. mannerthat one strand Alies in superposed relation upon the other strand upon onefface of the. corewith the` last mentioned strand beingV crossed` in superposed relation on` the lirst strand om the oppositelace ot the core,` splicing other strands to the ends of they tirstvmentionedv strands and covering said spliced ends` of,

stitchingy the, crossedstrands and spliced: u

ends otsai d strands to theeore 4l. A step 1n the process of manufacturing.A rugs wlllCh comprises forming v aillat Veorewrapping.around the core two strands ot .material and crossingsaid strands ydi-l agonally uponopposite tacos ofthe coreto expose diamond-shaped portions of the core, stitching the strands to the core, forming theistrandewrapped cores intoendlessbands ot progressively increasing` sizes7 arraiigingYV the bands one withinthepther and securing vthe inner and outer: peripheriesot the bands to they adjacent contacting periplieries off alternately arrangedbands.

` 5. A `strand adapted tobe employed in the4 manufacture of. rugs comprising' Y Hat core, flat strands ot material wrapped l around the corewith one strand crossing` the other strand upon one tace ofthe core and thereby disposing portions oil the core. alternately between theerossed strands, and stitchingv disposed centrally yof thencore ton securing` the overlapped portions ,otthe strandto said core.

6. An annularstrand adaptedto-,lieem-,-

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)lo 7ed in the n'ianuli'actnre,otfries com iris-1; Y

ing a flat core having one end shearedioit, at anr angle and the other4 end Yhating a notch complenientall to the slieared1 off end whereby the sheared end neatly lits the notched end, stitching for: locking;` the two endsv together, flat strands ot material wrapped around the core withone strand,` crossing` the other strand upon one :tace-.otA`- the core and thereby exposing` portionsot the core alternatelybetween the crossedstrands, the crossed strands covering` the secured endshot the fiat core and stitching disposed centrally. of' the; core fforxseeuringgj the overlapped:portions otthe strands to` sai di core.

ROBERT SPURGEON MAJIYHIS. 

